chocolate heart sandwich cookies

10.08.2012

This is an Oreo in a heart-shaped disguise. It isn't quite like the real thing but it's close enough. I've tried another "Oreo" recipe before and the cookies came out very similar. It is much more dense than the Nabisco's and less sweet, which I don't mind at all. I still have to test them out with milk. You know what I'm talking about. Original Oreo's start to melt away when dunked into milk and it is my favorite chocolate treat as a child. Not an Oreo, but a milk-soaked Oreo. Unfortunately, I hypothesis that due to the denseness of this homemade Oreo, it probably won't achieve the same effect.
chocolate heart sandwich cookies
adapted from food networkcookie ingredients:

1-1/3 cups cocoa powder

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

2 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

filling ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

directions:

prepare the dough. sift cocoa powder, flour and salt in a large bowl, set aside

with a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. add the eggs and vanilla, mix until incorporated.

add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.

divide the dough in half, place on piece between 2 pieces of wax paper and roll into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. repeat with the other piece of dough. refrigerate for an hour.

using a heart shaped cookie cutter, cut the dough. place the cookies about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

bake in preheated 325 degree F oven for 20 minutes.

prepare the filling: with a mixer, cream butter and shortening until fluffy. mix in powdered sugar and vanilla.

flip half the cookies upside down and top each with 1 tablespoon of filling. press the remaining cookies on top to make sandwiches.